Justice Okay. B. Olawoyin, presiding over Courtroom 8 of the Oyo State Excessive Courtroom, Ring Street, Ibadan, has mounted Tuesday, January 13, to ship his ruling on the bail utility filed by Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Abdulahi Fasasi.
Hamzat is the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, an Ibadan-based radio station; whereas Fasasi is the Principal of Islamic Excessive College, Bashorun, Ibadan.
They’re presently standing trial over the stampede which occurred throughout a Christmas funfair at Islamic Excessive College, Bashorun, Ibadan, in December 2024.
The incident claimed the lives of no fewer than 35 kids.
The bail purposes had been heard on the Oyo State Excessive Courtroom, Courtroom 8, Ring Street, Ibadan, on Tuesday.
Counsel for the suspects had filed a summons of utility for bail earlier than the court docket.
After listening to the submissions and arguments of the counsel on factors of regulation, Justice Olawoyin adjourned ruling on the bail utility until Tuesday, January 13.
The suspects are presently being remanded on the Nigerian Correctional Centre Agodi
Fasasi was represented by Waheed Olajide, Ex-queen Naomi was represented by Musibau Adetunmbi (SAN) and Hamzat was represented by Adekunle Sobaloju (SAN).
The instances had been argued individually by the counsel in a continuing that lasted over 5 hours.
The state had additionally filed a counter-application in opposition to the bail of the suspects.
The state crew was led by the Lawyer Common and Commissioner of Justice, Mr Abiodun Aikomo who led high officers of the Ministry of Justice.
All of the counsel of their separate arguments instructed the court docket why their shoppers must be allowed to get pleasure from their freedom, noting that there are not any adequate proof is earlier than the court docket to warrant the confining to jail custody.